Tags: Pension Crisis

Complaints that it goes to far and not far enough

Residents may want to brace themselves for big tax hikes

Who saw that coming?

Because they have so much to spare

Trying to manage rising health care costs, stop pension spiking

Would cost municipalities billions but would pay down currently unfunded obligations

Top five are retired school execs

Over failed airline investments

Government employees protest the move, of course

Don't want taxpayers noticing just how much money is at stake

Odds are that similarly situated cities will go to the Obama administration and ask for free cash.

But will city employee pensions be protected?

The good times are here, y'all!

Double-dipping with a vengeance

Not to improve education as voters were promised

The Stockton example could encourage cities to view bankruptcy as something other than a last resort.

Apparently, they'd rather have no benefits than reduced benefits

Very, very modest reforms, but reforms nevertheless

A legislative push may create a 401(k)-style program instead

Kick the can down the road